2 weeks ago

Thanks to Vegas Watch for providing these graphs that measure the moving average of a team’s spread (moving avg.) over time vs. the spread for each individual game (indiv). If a team’s moving average is higher than zero, then Vegas currently has a higher opinion of them than Pomeroy, and vice versa.

Nuts ‘n BoltsStar Player(s): Jeff Teague, 19/3/4 assts/2 stls on 49/45/82% shooting; James Johnson, 15/9 on 53% shooting.Unsung Hero: Chas McFarland – 9/6 on 53% shooting.Potential NBA Draft Pick: Teague, #12 (2009), Johnson, #29 (2009), Al-Farouq Aminu, #9 (2009).Key Injuries: None.Depth: 29.6% mins (204th nationally).Achilles Heel: Three-point shooting. Wake shoots 31.7% from behind the arc, 275th best in the nation.Will Make a Deep Run if…: They play with focus and aggression. This team has a tendency to only get up for the “big” games.Will Make an Early Exit if…: They play unfocused and get caught up in a three-point shooting contest.

NCAA HistoryLast Year Invited: 2005; lost to West Virginia in the Second Round.Streak: 1.Best NCAA Finish: Final Four in 1963.Historical Performance vs. Seed (1985-present): -0.40

OtherDistance to First Round Site: 810 milesSchool’s Claim to Fame: Producing NBA All-Stars without making the Final Four (T. Duncan, J. Howard, C. Paul).School Wishes It Could Forget: Mike Gansey, Jamal Mashburn, the Stanford frontline, Butler.Prediction: If Wake gets by Cleveland St., a big “if,” they have enough NBA-quality talent to beat anybody in the field. The problem is focus and chemistry, and we’re not convinced that they have each other’s best interests in mind. Another WFU flameout like their forebears is in the cards.